Lisbon vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Lisbon	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1953	$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4376	$5726
🏠 One person rent	$1262	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$2117	$2535
🍽️ Food expenses	$437	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1562	$3974
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	99
😀 Quality of life	83	96
🏙️ Population	546K	2.11M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 21% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 2184th and 916th ($1953 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Portugal and France, respectively. Check Portugal vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 574th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Paris

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	Lisbon	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.2	$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1398	$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2497	$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1754	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4450	$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.35	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.5	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.52	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.97	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.94	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.88	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.01	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.07	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.7	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16697	$17184

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1697
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1529
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1532
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1467
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1348
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1416
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1806
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1568
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1540
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1697
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1520
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1561
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1616
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1720
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1540
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1470
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1254
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1349
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1469
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1417
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1636
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1401
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1389
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1292
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1537
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1214
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1239
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1697
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1390
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1460
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1400
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1283
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1366
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1411
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1295
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1382
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1066
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1249

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544